Ancient World
Daisen Kofun: Japan's Giant Keyhole Tomb of Emperor Nintoku
A keyhole-shaped mound about 486 metres long was raised for a Yamato great king; it is now part of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group World Heritage Site.
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Every Chronicle article on world history, newest first: battles, empires, disasters, discoveries and revolutions.
Ancient World
Domus Aurea (AD 64): Nero's Golden House in Rome
Nero's palace was largely dismantled or buried by his successors, but its surviving wing inspired Renaissance artists after its rediscovery in the late 15th century.
Ancient World
Siege of Tyre (332 BC): Alexander Builds a Causeway to the Island
Tyre was taken by storm; thousands were killed or enslaved and the island was permanently joined to the mainland by Alexander's causeway.
Ancient World
Cleopatra VII: Last Ptolemaic Ruler of Egypt (51-30 BC)
Cleopatra's defeat and death in 30 BC ended the Ptolemaic dynasty, and Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire.
Ancient World
Shapur II and Julian's Persian Expedition of AD 363
The invasion failed, Julian was killed, and his successor Jovian ceded Nisibis, Singara and five regions beyond the Tigris to Shapur II.
Modern Era
Sobibor Uprising (1943): Revolt and Escape from a Death Camp
About 300 prisoners escaped; most were killed or recaptured, but roughly 50–60 survived the war, and the camp was closed soon after.
Modern Era
Treaty of Lausanne (1923): Founding Peace of Modern Turkey
The Allies recognised the sovereignty and borders of the new Turkish state, abolished the capitulations and accepted the compulsory Greek-Turkish population exchange.
Modern Era
Herero and Nama Genocide (1904-1908) in German South West Africa
German forces crushed the uprisings, killing an estimated majority of the Herero and about half of the Nama; Germany formally recognised the killings as genocide in 2021.
Modern Era
Chaco War (1932-1935): Bolivia and Paraguay's Desert War
Paraguay won and the 1938 peace settlement gave it most of the disputed Chaco Boreal; both countries suffered heavy losses and political upheaval.
Modern Era
Ford's Moving Assembly Line (1913): Mass Production Begins
Moving assembly cut the time to build a Model T chassis from about 12.5 hours to about 1.5 hours, and mass production spread across the world.
Modern Era
Battle of Sedan (1870): Napoleon III Captured by Prussia
Decisive German victory; Napoleon III and about 100,000 French soldiers surrendered, and the Second Empire collapsed two days later.
Middle Ages
Battle of Xiangyang (1268-1273): The Mongol Siege of the Song
Mongol victory; Fancheng was stormed and Xiangyang surrendered in 1273, opening the Yangtze valley to the conquest of the Song.